43The SlipperBritish MuseumAccession no: 1868-07-11-3 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1868. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49571 |
| Paper size: | 194 x 141 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 119 x 79 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Examination prevented as the etching is attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not visible from recto |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium print tone; it is darker towards the edges and at the upper left. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting in the corners, particularly at the lower left. There is an area of significant foul biting on the left side (site of reworking). |
| Print note: | There are diagonal wipe marks along the lower edge. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | none on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | none on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | none on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0280105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.